_for a quiet moment it doesn’t matter where they are or are not; they can speak_ HIM: I love you. ME: I love you. HIM: What does it mean? ME: What mean? HIM: This rock. ME: _[feeling rock]_ Oh. It means— HIM: Yes? ME: It means— _they kiss, briefly, before the light comes hammering down again, erasing everything. what i mistook for empty was being overfull_